From MDOT:

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is hosting an open house-style meeting to provide an overview on the upcoming construction work on the I-275 Metro Trail in Wayne County. The project includes reconstruction of the bike path between US-12 (Michigan Avenue) and Edward Hines Drive. Interested stakeholders will have the opportunity to learn details and provide feedback regarding this project.

Scheduled to begin this spring 2010, MDOT will reconstruct approximately 7 miles of the Metro Trail, rehabilitate pedestrian bridges, install signals at certain intersections and upgrade signs.

WHEN: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 6-8p.m.

WHERE: Canton Township Administrative Building, Freedom Room, 1150 Canton Center Road, Canton
(Special accommodations: 734-394-5100)

You can optionally RSVP for this event on Facebook.

Note: This post comes via Todd Scott’s m-bike.org blog.

Note #2: There is quite a bit more momentum to reconstruction of what once was known as the I-275 Bikeway north of the Monroe County border.  Some of this has to do with the condition of the trail.  Monroe’s section is in greater disrepair than sections in Wayne County.  So a Wayne County reconstruction is more realistic for MDOT.  Also, Monroe belongs to a different administrative unit of the Michigan Department of Transportation.  So, administrative priorities are different in Wayne County than in Monroe County.  Still, any I-275 Metro Trail reconstruction builds momentum for eventual restoration of the entire trail.